Topic: Climate and energy
Green
Candidate
Would push for a Green Economic Transformation including £40bn investment per year towards a green economy. This to be funded by wealth tax, capital gains tax reform and carbon tax. Bring railways and utilities into public ownership. Fossil fuels and nuclear power to be phased out. Investment in wind, solar, battery infrastructure and community ownership of local renewable projects. UK at net zero by 2040. £40 billion of investment in home insulation and renewable heating.
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Labour
Candidate
Commit to Clean Energy Transition by 2030. Big expansion of onshore and offshore wind, and solar. Continue development of nuclear power. £8 billion investment in public-owned clean energy through Great British Energy. Creation of 650,000 new high-quality jobs in clean energy industries. £6.6 billion investment in making 5 million homes more energy efficient.
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LibDem
Candidate
Commit to cut energy bills and emissions, by launching an emergency Home Energy Upgrade programme, with free insulation and heat pumps for low-income households, and requiring all new buildings to be built to a zero-carbon standard, Remove restrictions on new solar and wind power, and support investment in tidal and wave power. Ban fracking and new coal mines, and end fossil fuel subsidies. Invest in energy storage, grid infrastructure and battery capability. Meeting the UK’s commitment under the Paris Agreement to reduce emissions by at least 68% from 1990 levels by 2030.
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